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    Heat it and beat it Bruno's Avatar
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    Default Herbert Frieder 6/8 Hollow ground in meranti scales

    I picked this one up at a yard sale. It looked restorable and it was cheap enough that I could use it to try some of the things that I haven't done before. I sanded the blade with my small grinder. I removed all the crud and pitting except for a small group of spots near the heel of the blade on the backside. That was too deep to remove properly I felt.

    I coated the scales on the outside with CA to see how that goes. To be honest, I don't like it. CA coated wood doesn't feel like wood. It could be brass, MOP, wood, or anything else for the feel of it. I like wood to have a wooden texture. Also, in order to get a smooth surface, I needed to apply and sand many layers. Basically, the only good reason I see to use CA on the outside again is to cover inlay work or something.

    For the blade, I wanted to see if I could do a proper satin finish. It was sanded to 1000 grit, which is a bit on the higher side, but it was just something I wanted to experiment with. I also wanted to see how well the satin would hide the remaining pitting. And I have to say: rather well. This can be a good thing (if the seller is honest about it) or a bad thing (if the seller is not honest about it). The stain hides the leftover group of pitting rather well.

    The wood is meranti which is a favorite of mine because it is easy to get here, and easy to work. The pins and wedge are yellow brass.



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    I like the clean look of the blade, Bruno
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    Wow I don't know what it looked like before, but it sure does look nice now.

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    I'm still in the experimental stages of achieving a satin finish too, very nice job there Bruno.
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